10 September 2008
Nam Le, Quinn Do and J.C Tran Signed by the Asian Poker Tour
The poker market in the Far East is definitely the current hotspot within the industry. With so many talented poker players having come from the likes of Vietnam and China, it is hardly surprising that the Asian Poker Tour has signed up three of the most talented young players on the tour today.
09 September 2008
Slaktarn Takes Down $25,000 Heads-Up PLO Event on Full Tilt
Sixty-four of the best players in the world were assembled to take part in the Full Tilt $25,000 Heads-Up Pot Limit Omaha World Championship. The tournament provided some epic pairings, an untold amount of suspense for the railbirds and ultimately a winner no one expected.
First Ever WCOOP Win for Great Britain
Andy Murray might have fallen at the last hurdle in the tennis, but there was a British win this weekend as Shane Hellyer became the first Brit to win a WCOOP bracelet.
Stephen Hawking is Officially a ‘Degen’
Quite possibly the smartest man in the whole world has proved himself to be a degenerate gambler – or degen, as the kids like to say nowadays – after betting the world won’t end on the possible extinction of the whole of mankind tomorrow. Good to see the man is betting on trivial matters then.
Johnny Depp is Officially a Hustler
A recent visit by New York indie band We Are Scientists to the set of Pirates of the Caribbean turned out to be a slightly more expensive day out when Depp rinsed them of their hard earned money. nh, gg, wp Johnny!
08 September 2008
WCOOP: ‘dorinvandy’ Beats Them All in $10k Buy In Event
The name should have warned us that this was going to be insane. The $10,000 ‘High Roller’ No Limit Hold’em event was the fifth in the 2008 World Championship of Online Poker Series on PokerStars, and the field attracted possibly the toughest ever field assembled for an online tournament.
WSOP Europe Set To Kickoff In Two Weeks!
The second annual World Series of Poker Europe presented by Betfair.com is just a short two weeks away, where the biggest names in poker gather at the Empire Casino in Leicester Square in London, England for their chance at fame, fortune and the most coveted prize in gaming – a World Series of Poker championship bracelet.
Alain Roy Wins Partouche Poker Tour Cannes
While Cannes might be more renowned for its film awards another lucrative title was handed out in the French city last night as Alain Roy won a cool €1 million at the Partouche Poker Tour Main Event. The event saw 480 players ante up the €8,500 buy-in for a total prize pool worth €3.2 million.
Gooooooooooooooal!! Tony Cascarino Scores at Bolton GUKPT
Former Irish international footballer Tony Cascarino has joined the ranks of ‘Sportsman Who Make Good Poker Players’, having won the seventh leg of the Grosvenor UK Poker Tour (GUKPT) in Bolton. Tony picked up a first prize of £52,850 after overturning local legend Ali Mallu in a frantic heads up encounter.
05 September 2008
PokerStars WCOOP Begins Today
The seventh edition of the PokerStars WCOOP is underway with nine new events joining 24 others. The series offers all variety of events, with the series culminating with the $10 million guaranteed No Limit Texas Hold'em Main Event between 21st – 22nd September.